To improve simulation accuracy, Simcenter SPEED provides links to several general-purpose 2D and 3D electromagnetic finite element solvers such as Simcenter STAR-CCM and Simcenter MAGNET or to Simcenter SPEED dedicated 2D magneto-static program, PC-FEA. These enable modeling and studying of the electric machine more precisely if needed, for example in cases of high saturation, under fault conditions, and non-SPEED template-based geometries.

In general, users can connect Simcenter SPEED with other tools required for the complete electric machine solution using various scripting or programming languages. More specifically, automation makes use of the scripting capabilities to drive Simcenter SPEED on its own or together with other programs such as STAR-CCM.

Combined with STAR-CCM, Simcenter SPEED offers design engineers a unique and powerful ability to model electromagnetic and flow/thermal capabilities in the same working process. This results in an end-to-end multiphysics solution for electric machine design and allows for thermal and stress management under a wide range of environmental conditions, leading to more affordable and better-performing electric machines.

Simcenter SPEED benefits and features at a glance:
– Electric machine template: Set up an electric machine model in minutes
– Multi-physic software link: seamless import to Finite Element software
– Design space exploration: automatically optimize electric machine performance with HEEDS
– System-level simulation: model export to system-level model within Simcenter Amesim